- "Peter Parker, this is Brian Braddock, an exchange student over from Thames University in England."
- ―Dean Beatty
| "Introducing, Captain Britain" | |
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| Marvel Team-Up | |
| Title: | "Introducing, Captain Britain" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 65 |
| Cover price: | .35 |
| Cover date: | January, 1978 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | Chris Claremont |
| Pencilers: | John Byrne |
| Inkers: | Dave Hunt |
| Cover artists: | George Pérez |
| Cover inker: | Joe Sinnott |
| Colorists: | Dave Hunt |
| Letterers: | Bruce P. |
| Editors: | Archie Goodwin |
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"Introducing, Captain Britain" is the title to the sixty-fifth issue of the first Marvel Team-Up ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Chris Claremont with artwork by John Byrne and inks & coloring by Dave Hunt. It was lettered by Bruce D. Patterson and edited by Archie Goodwin. This issue shipped with a January, 1978 cover date and carries a cover price of .35 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Arcade (1st appearance)
- Miss Locke (1st appearance)
- Mister Chambers
- Moran
- Roak
Minor characters
- Highwayman, Ross Horton (Floating head in flashback)
- Hurricane, Albert Potter (Floating head in flashback)
- Manipulator, Basil Crushstone (Floating head in flashback)
- Martha
- Merlin (In flashback only)
- Reaver, Joshua Stragg (Behind-the-scenes in flashback)
- Red Skull, Johann Shmidt (Floating head in flashback)
- Roma (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races
Locations
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Coffee Bean (Referenced only)
- Empire State University
- Chelsea
- Peter's apartment
- Cheviot Hills (In flashback only)
- Darkmoor (In flashback only)
- Darkmoor Nuclear Research Center
- London
- Heathrow Airport
- Thames University (Referenced only)
- Wiltshire (In flashback only)
Items
- Amulet of Right
- Siege Perilous (In flashback only)
- Shotgun mike
- Star Sceptre
- Sword of Might (In flashback only)
- Web-shooters
Vehicles
- Airplane
- Arcade's garbage truck
- Automobiles
- Bus
- Fire engine
- Helicopter
- Hovercraft
- Limousine
- Motorcycle (In flashback only)
- Police car
- Taxicab
- Truck
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
"Hey, kids! Smilin' Stan here! We got a MARVELOUS collection of images related to Marvel Team-Up 65! Excelsior!"
- The character of Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962 in a story titled "Spider-Man!" The character has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and enduring super-heroes of all time, having appeared in numerous comic book titles, as well as feature films, animated projects and video games.
- The character of Brian Braddock, aka Captain Britain, was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe. He first appeared in Captain Britain Magazine #1 in October, 1976, which also included the origin of the character.
- Letterer Bruce D. Patterson is credited as Bruce P. in this issue.
- The developer of the construction site is called Macchio, after Marvel Comics editor Ralph Macchio.
- This is the first appearance of Captain Britain in a U.S. based comic book title.
- For someone who is supposed to be extremely intelligent, it takes Peter Parker an awful long time to deduce that Captain Britain is Brian Braddock.
- The origin of Captain Britain, first chronicled in Captain Britain Magazine #1, is recapped in this issue.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- Astonishing Spider-Man 23
- Captain Britain Summer Special 1
- Essential Marvel Team-Up 3
- Marvel Tales Vol 2 201